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Hydro power plants convert which form of energy of water into electricity?

APotential energy
BChemical energy
CThermal energy
DNuclear energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Potential energy
1. Dams collect water at a height. 2. Falling water's potential energy turns turbines. 3. Rain refills the reservoir, so it is renewable. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 14, Sources of Energy._
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